[scifinoir2] Re: David Mills, Television Writer and Producer, Dies

[daikaiju66]

R.I.P. He will definitely be missed. I can't wait to see his take on my 
hometown in Treme.

I think the blog title was a bit tongue in cheek, but reading about him it 
seems that he looked at himself in some ways as "our" eyes and ears in the room.

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Kelwyn" <ravena...@...> wrote:
>
> Dang!  He was only 48!  Always sends a chill up my spine when somebody 
> younger than me dies.
> 
> ~(no)rave!
> 
> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> wrote:
> >
> > Sad news. "Homicide" is easily in my top ten favorite TV shows of all time, 
> > certainly in terms of cop shows. It's the first show I can remember on TV 
> > that had so many blacks in non-stereotyped positions of leadership and 
> > influence. (Unlike, say, "NYPD Blue", which relegated the black captain to 
> > more of a guest star in favor of the bigoted white subordinate). 
> > Talent like his is rare: he will be missed.... 
> > 
> > Although, what's up with his blog "Undercover Black Man"?... 
> > http://undercoverblackman.blogspot.com/ 
> > 
> > 
> > *********************************************************** 
> > 
> > David Mills, Television Writer and Producer, Dies 
> > By DAVE ITZKOFF 
> > 
> > 
> > 12:24 p.m. | Updated 
> > David Mills , an Emmy Award-winning writer and producer for crime dramas 
> > like “The Wire” on HBO and “Homicide: Life on the Streets” on NBC 
> > died on Tuesday in New Orleans, a press representative for HBO said. The 
> > New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that Mr. Mills died from a brain 
> > aneurysm. HBO is about to broadcast the debut of a new series, “Treme,” 
> > on which Mr. Mills worked as a writer and producer. 
> > 
> > After Mr. Mills made his television writing debut with “Homicide,” 
> > which his friend, David Simon, helped to create, he wrote for “NYPD 
> > Blue” and “ER.” He was also a co-writer and co-producer on “The 
> > Corner,” adapted from Mr. Simon’s book about drug abuse and poverty in 
> > Baltimore, which won three Emmys. Mr. Mills also created the NBC series 
> > “Kingpin,” about a Mexican drug cartel, which was shown in 2003. 
> > 
> > HBO said Wednesday in a statement: 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > HBO is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our dear friend and colleague 
> > David Mills. He was a gracious and humble man, and will be sorely missed by 
> > those who knew and loved him, as well as those who were aware of his 
> > immense talent. David has left us too soon but his brilliant work will live 
> > on. 
> > 
> > Mr. Mills also chronicled his passion for music at his blog, Undercover 
> > Black Man . Before writing for television, he worked as a journalist and 
> > gained national attention for a 1992 interview with the hip-hop performer 
> > Sister Souljah in The Washington Post, in which she said, “If black 
> > people kill black people every day, why not have a week and kill white 
> > people?” When the Rainbow Coalition later invited Sister Souljah to speak 
> > at its convention, the group was criticized by Gov. Bill Clinton, then a 
> > candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, who cited Mr. 
> > Mills’s interview.
> >
>